Training for the pump = Effective Workout ?

darkwing86

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Just wondering what your guys take on this is . You guys think its an accurate way to judge if u are getting an effective workout . Ever since the beginning ive always loved going for the pump and keeping it going as long as possible , sometimes on cycle can get it to last full workout . However the sign ive always gone by is when i feel sore the next day or two in the muscle's ive trained . I guess that's the sign that the muscles have been micro-trauma'ed and will repair and become stronger/bigger. What do you guys go for ?
 
Progress is honestly the only real way to know if you're still seeing truly effective workouts. I honestly get forearm pumps from just about anything now, and when ON, that pump can last for quite awhile after I've left the gym.

Soreness can be caused by a lot of things. While DOMS do indicate that you have caused "damage" to the muscle tissues, it can easily be mistaken for lactic acidosis - which comes from a lot of anaerobic activity.

If the scale is moving in the right direction, the weights eventually get lighter, and you can see differences in the mirror over time - you're getting effective workouts. ;)

(I just train until I'm tired/failure happens, personally)
My .02c :)
 
What youre describing will work. I used to train for a pump and thats all I did. Get as much blood into the muscle as fast as I could. Its very painful. It does work though. But, eventually, at least from my experience it will only work for so long just like anything else.

I cycle my training methods. I dont have a set amount of weeks i do anything for, i go by feel. Once I feel what Im doing isnt as effective as it once was i stop it and change what im doing. I usually rotate between 10-12 for a number of week and 6-8 for a number of weeks. There are exceptions for certain exercises though. Take cable flys for example....Im never going to do 6-8 reps on cable flys. But if Im in the 6-8 rep stage im most likely not going to be doing cable flys anyways. The weeks where i train heavier with 6-8 reps is more free weight compound movement with some machines. And pump weeks 10-12 reps tend to me more machines and cables with compound stuff near the end of the session with some rest pause sets and whatnot. My trainings really a shit show and it happens on the fly LOL but it works.

The main thing is, EVERYTHING works, but not forever. Once it stops working do something else brother.
 
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